Apollo Hospitals has launched a unique Oncological Robotic Surgery initiative, to mark World Cancer Day, February 04, 2013 ! It aims at creating awareness about the advantages of Robotic Surgery as a better treatment for various cancers as it is more precise, minimally invasive, heals faster and has the best clinical outcomes.

Schedule of the Oncorobotic Surgery Workshops :

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai - February 01 to February 08, 2013

World renowned proctors Dr. Woong Youn Chung MD, Ph.D., Chief, Endocrine Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University School of medicine, Seoul, Korea and Dr. Byung Soh Min MD, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea will be at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai from February 01 to February 08, 2013. In addition to sharing knowledge with their Indian peers, they will conduct workshops and perform OncoRobotic surgeries on selected patients along with the team of Apollo Hospitals surgeons who have also been extensively trained in Robotic Surgery. The Robotic Surgery team would conduct Urologic, Gynaecologic, Colo-Rectal and Head & Neck surgeries during this period.

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi - January 31 to February 13, 2013

World renowned proctors from Korea and California, Dr. Krishnansu S. Tewari, Professor & Director of Research, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Dr. Byung Soh Min, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine and Dr. Woong Youn Chung MD, Ph.D., Chief, Endocrine Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University School of medicine will be at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals Delhi from January 31 to February 13, 2013. In addition to sharing knowledge with their Indian peers, they will conduct workshops, where they will perform OncoRobotic surgeries on selected patients in Delhi between 6-9th February in Gynaecology; 9-12th February in Urology and 9-12th February in Colorectal Surgery.

World renowned proctors from Korea and California Dr Byung Soh Min, MD, Deptt of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul Korea and Dr Woong Youn Chung, MD Phd, Proff,Deptt of Surgery, Yonsei University College , Seoul Korea will be at Apollo Health City, Hyderabad from February 01 to February 10, 2013. In addition to sharing knowledge with their Indian peers, they will conduct workshops, and perform OncoRobotic surgeries on selected patients.

World renowned proctor Dr Krishnansu S. Tewari, Professor & Director of Research - The Gynaecologic Oncology Group from University of California will be at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata from February 03 to February 06, 2013. In addition to sharing knowledge with his Indian peers he will conduct workshops; he will also perform OncoRobotic surgeries on selected patients along with the team of Apollo Gleneagles surgeons who have been extensively trained in Robotic Surgery . The Robotic Surgery team would conduct Urologic, Gynaecologic, Colo-Rectal and Head & Neck surgeries during this period.